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Joseph Egger
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Joseph Egger, also known as Josef Egger, (22 February 1889 â 29 August 1966) was an Austrian character actor who appeared in 76 films between 1935 and 1965.
The 18-year-old Egger started his stage career at the Leoben theatre. During the following decades, he also appeared at the Raimund Theater in Vienna and at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. Besides acting Egger was a well-known music hall comedian, and he was famous for doing "tricks" with his beard. He received his first film offers during the 1930s and specialized on portraying eccentric old men in supporting roles. During the 1950s, he appeared in comedic roles in numerous Austrian Heimatfilms of that era. Internationally, Egger appeâŠ
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Joseph Egger, also known as Josef Egger, (22 February 1889 â 29 August 1966) was an Austrian character actor who appeared in 76 films between 1935 and 1965. The 18-year-old Egger started his stage career at the Leoben theatre. During the following decades, he also appeared at the Raimund Theater in Vienna and at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. Besides acting Egger was a well-known music hall comedian, and he was famous for doing "tricks" with his beard. He received his first film offers during the 1930s and specialized on portraying eccentric old men in supporting roles. During the 1950s, he appeared in comedic roles in numerous Austrian Heimatfilms of that era. Internationally, Egger appeared as a character actor in the first two films of the Sergio Leone western "Dollars Trilogy": As the coffin-builder in A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and as the Prophet in his final film appearance For a Few Dollars More (1965). Source: Article "Joseph Egger" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Joseph Egger's Filmography
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For a Few Dollars More
as Old Prophet
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
as Buddy
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
as Zulassungsbeamter
LiebesgrĂŒĂe aus Tirol
as Sebastian Holl
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Fishbury
A Fistful of Dollars
as Piripero
The Model Boy
as Dienstmann
Das haben die MĂ€dchen gern
as Tankwart
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
as der alte Zirbel
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Franz Joseph, Portier
⊠und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
as Renter
The White Horse Inn
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
as Friedensrichter
Mikosch of the Secret Service
as Oberst Wedel
Christine
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
as Onkel Tobias
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
as Franz Lechner
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
as BlĂŒmel
WeiĂer Holunder
as Draxltoni
Siebenmal in der Woche
as Praxl
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
Vater macht Karriere
as Ălterer Saaldiener
Das alte Försterhaus
as Josef Kramer
Wo die Lerche singt
as Stieglbauer
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
as Alois Rinnerthaler
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
as GroĂvater Gassl
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
as Ypsilon
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Rauschende Melodien
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
as Wiebel
Melody Beyond Love
Die Perle von Tokay
as Janek, Offiziersdiener
Eine Nacht in Venedig
as Barbuccio
Das singende Hotel
as Hotelportier
Seesterne
as (unconfirmed)
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
as BrieftrÀger Seppl
In Munich Stands a HofbÀuhaus
as Petiti
Valentins SĂŒndenfall
as Blasius Rogner
Tanz ins GlĂŒck
as Heinz Falkenhayn
Verklungenes Wien
Das Herz einer Frau
GruĂ und Kuss aus der Wachau
as Adalbert KĂŒrenberg
FrĂŒhling auf dem Eis
as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Hochzeit im Heu
as Ferdinand Hauderer
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Biangetti, Portier
No Poster
Die VerjĂŒngungskur
as Vinzenz
Child of the Danube
as Christoph
Der SeelenbrÀu
Der Herr Kanzleirat
as BrieftrÀger
Der Hofrat Geiger
as Der alte Windischgruber
Die Fledermaus
as Frosch
Musik in Salzburg
as ParkwÀchter
Die goldene Fessel
Trip Acquaintance
as Postman
Das Ferienkind
as Kegelbruder
Liebe ist zollfrei
as Amtsdiener
No Poster
Judgement Day
as Mann vom Gemeinderat
Girl's Dormitory
